Description: It is more than 10 years since the first tentative experiments
in ear biometrics were conducted and it has now reached the
“adolescence” of its development towards a mature biometric.
Here we present a timely retrospective of the ensuing
research since those early days. Whilst its detailed structure
may not be as complex as the iris, we show that the ear has
unique security advantages over other biometrics. It is most
unusual, even unique, in that it supports not only visual and
forensic recognition, but also acoustic recognition at the
same time. This, together with its deep three-dimensional
structure and its robust resistance to change with age will
make it very difficult to counterfeit thus ensuring that the ear
will occupy a special place in situations requiring a high
degree of protection.
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